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I completely agree. Too many judgements and not enough kindness and compassion and words of support. There are a few who have been really helpful. But it's so true where else can we go? Sent from my SM-N950U1 using BariatricPal mobile app

It show easily that it's the guys room..even if it's on my timeline. You ladies just like to comment on everything regardless lol... EVEN IF you quite possibly didn't see it as the "guys room"...his topic literally says "guys: what do you do to relieve stress?" [emoji52] Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

You are doing great and I'm hoping to be as successful as you. Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] lollllll indeed priceless. Thanks for the laugh![emoji23] Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

So glad you are okay! Best of luck! Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

I was above 50 for BMI at 5'4.... I mean I'm not trying to be the victim here but facts are facts... I feel so down and defeated but I know I still have 12 months to turn this around... congratulations and I'll be there with ya soon enough. Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

Well if I am being technical I lost 56 lbs from surgery starting weight: 286 lbs...I had a 1 week preop diet which made me lose from 294 to 286....sooo not far off from you but I appreciate the advice. I sure will keep at it...and you are right it isn't how long it takes to get there it's learning to keep it off. Just to gain perspective what was your starting weight? Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

Feels like I just read something I would write a year from now. I feel everything you just mentioned. How did you get past these feelings and got to your goal? I'm grasping at straws here. 6 months post op down 60 lbs.. Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

It's been a hell of a ride...emotionally and physically.. but I wouldn't change a thing. I've learned so much about myself and about what it really takes to see those pounds come off. I am not a fast loser or a slow loser ...I'm the average loser who is slightly leaning towards slow...lol if that makes any sense. I had a mini breakdown recently as I've been stalled at 230 for over a month and was feeling terrible. I am still so frustrated and angry that I haven't budged. I took progress pictures so that I can gain perceptive and I'm sure glad I did. The before is the night before surgery and the after is 2 days ago. I see a difference but I don't see it mentally. I still feel grossly fat and it's messing with me. Please be kind as this was very awkward for me to post (pictures). Highest weight: 313 lbs Surgery weight: 294.6 lbs Current weight: 230 lbs Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

Yesterday was my 6 month post vsg day. I had decided to not weigh myself for the month of Feb...just the 14th since it marks my 6 month since surgery day. Well during these past 2 weeks I have not strayed from the plan an inch. Very low carb and max 600-1000 calories a day.. I wasn't so 'on plan' previous months so I assumed I would have a huge weight loss or at least the standard 2 pounds a week. I weighed in and I was the exact same weight as Jan 31st. This overwhelming feeling of hopelessness came over me and I just kept hopping on the scale over and over in disbelief. The whole day was a drag. Didn't want to do anything neglected my kids and my home left it in disarray..binged on pakzi donuts and cookies.. laid in bed and just said fu** it. See the thing is, I know this is trivial and I shouldn't be so destructive. I KNOW that it's irrational to act this way because of a stall or whatever it may be, but I can't control these feelings and this destructive behaviors. I cried yesterday and felt like the whole world was crashing down on me and it scares me how little is needed to throw me off track. I guess I really want some words of understanding, encouragement, or even a slap in the face to make me wake up. I just feel so depressed and out of control:( Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm not sure why this thread was posted twice but I'd just like to say THANK YOU. I honestly had tears in my eyes reading through all of your kind words of encouragement. This community is so special and understanding. Thank you so much. Your words meant the world to me during that awful emotional time. It take me a lot of time to process my emotions which is why I just now responded....well that and life/home/children/spouse/work etc etc. I truly appreciate all the advice and will definetly read up on the brain over binge website. I'm still stalled nothing has changed. I've also given up on the no weigh February because It obviously sent me into an emotional tailspin after seeing no progress. Seeing my weight everyday will give me a realistic view on weight loss. Siiiigh Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

Yesterday was my 6 month post vsg day. I had decided to not weigh myself for the month of Feb...just the 14th since it marks my 6 month since surgery day. Well during these past 2 weeks I have not strayed from the plan an inch. Very low carb and max 600-1000 calories a day.. I wasn't so 'on plan' previous months so I assumed I would have a huge weight loss or at least the standard 2 pounds a week. I weighed in and I was the exact same weight as Jan 31st. This overwhelming feeling of hopelessness came over me and I just kept hopping on the scale over and over in disbelief. The whole day was a drag. Didn't want to do anything neglected my kids and my home left it in disarray..binged on pakzi donuts and cookies.. laid in bed and just said fu** it. See the thing is, I know this is trivial and I shouldn't be so destructive. I KNOW that it's irrational to act this way because of a stall or whatever it may be, but I can't control these feelings and this destructive behaviors. I cried yesterday and felt like the whole world was crashing down on me and it scares me how little is needed to throw me off track. I guess I really want some words of understanding, encouragement, or even a slap in the face to make me wake up. I just feel so depressed and out of control:( Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

Thank you so much for all your kind words of encouragement. I honestly had tears in my eyes reading through your comments. It meant so much to me. I'm so glad I opened up about those horrible feelings I was having. I had to go through those emotions and realize how far I have come. It just sucks completely how I've been stuck/stalled for over a month. I feel like this is it...no more weight loss unless I go to the gym everyday and workout like crazy...(which I couldn't do even if I wanted to). I also feel so tired. I'm not sure if it's physical or mental. The way I deal with my emotions is going through them experiencing them and slowly recovering from them. Unfortunately, this why it took me several days to respond to this thread. Thank you all once again; I will read and reread every word to make it stick! Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

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Same exact issue with me with [emoji23][emoji23] Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

Hey August sleevers!! We are at our 6 month milestone(give or take a few days)! This thread should be buzzing! I opted for the no weigh February until my 6 month surgiversery on the 14th (valentine's yay) then nothing until the end of the month. How is everyone doing? How do you feel at this point? How is life treating you? Have you reached goal? Are you close, halfway? It's crazy it's already been 6 months. I feel as if I'm still in preop doing the 6 month requirements. I know our journeys are our own and we should take pride in all our hard work. Let's share our successes and concerns and rejoice overall. We have come so far[emoji119][emoji119] Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

That is insane! Do you mind sharing tips on how you lost so much? Did you have complications or are you a fast loser? I want to fire up my weight loss. I will be 6 months post op on the 14th of feb. I started at 297...day of surgery I was 286.4... first month I lost 27 pounds. I am currently 232...so overall weightloss 62 lbs, 54 since surgery. Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

I think you should go all out and binge high calorie foods and see if it does anything. Apparently the plan you surgeon gave you isn't working right now. When I say binge I don't mean make it a daily thing...just try 1 or 2 days of eating 2000-2500 calories. Which is maintainance for some non wls folk. Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

My hair loss seems to be speeding up... it's the worse. I'm wondering when it will stop. This is my worst month yet of hair loss since surgery Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

Creekimp has posted many helpful comments on different threads, I agree. Not this one though. And I didn't call her disgusting. What's disgusting is the thought that some people don't deserve to be treated. You can report me or block me whatever. I'm just stating what I see. These are my feelings on the matter. You can't silence me. And anyone who thinks you don't deserve the right to be treated for obesity HAS no place here. This is an obesity help and support community. Hence the name BariatricPAL. We may not see eye to eye on many things on this site, but saying you don't deserve or have the right to be treated is going too far don't ya think? Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

My sister is a respected doctor as well. That being said, there are sh!tty doctors out there, just as there are crappy patients. Don't glorify doctors and surgeons just because they are family. That makes you seem even more shallow. A good doctor will advise his patients and put down guidelines, but no doctor has the right to call you names and belittle you; unless that's how they do it in your family..??? Also, you said if a patient screws up the doctor pays the price? How's that exactly? If the doctor prescribed the correct program and the patient strays from the program, it's on the patient 100%, not the doctor. And if insurance covered the procedure it's actually the psychologists fault for not recognizing dangerous habits in the patient. I don't see doctors or surgeons getting any heat for that. You are obsessing over things that don't even exist. Unless the doctor deserved a malpractice suit...it would never come to pass. We all know doctors and surgeons have much more protection then we mere patients do. You are rooting for the wrong team. Then again blood is thicker than water, so I suppose if a patient had complications from a bad surgery, you would still side with the almighty surgeon. Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

The spokesman has spoken folks!!! Please as creekimps has stated: if you can't comply with the requirements of a program, you do not, I repeat, you DO NOT have the right to be treated. You sound like a broken record. We get it. You love surgeons and doctors. You love them so much your willing to state that some people don't deserve treatment because they had a piece of chocolate. Shame on you. Please take your extremist attitude somewhere else. You have no place here. You must have everything figured out for yourself that you can look down on people who make mistakes and state that they have no right to be treated by a doctor/surgeon. Disgusting. Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

I will be 6 months post op on the 14th of Feb. I pretty much follow the rule of protein first but sometimes I slip up. Like today, for example, I came home from work starving and there was a box of veggie pizza on the kitchen table. I grabbed a slice and started eating. I finished the whole slice! I was shocked because previously I couldn't even get down half a slice. It was a bit too much for my sleeve though and I know I pushed it. Still paying the price for it it 1 hour later ... that should give you an idea of what you CAN eat, not necessarily what you SHOULD. I should mention it wasn't a thick crust pizza... I know I have no excuse lol I was hungry and it was there... old habits die hard :/ Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

Why are you trolling this woman who's looking for support? Makes absolutely no sense. Seems you have an issue with people who defend themselves. "How DARE she talk over me and make me look like a blabbering idiot who doesn't know what I'm talking about?!"... at least that's what you sound like in my head. You are bitter and I can't understand why. Also you sound like a spokesman for all the surgeons in the world. God bless you what would they do without you? (Eye roll) Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app

Amen to that Sent from my SM-N910C using BariatricPal mobile app